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Dave Sheridan — Flute
Dave Sheridan is a traditional Irish flute player and music educator from County Leitrim, whose playing is particularly associated with the flowing regional flute traditions of the northwest of Ireland. His style has been praised for its fluidity, strong technique and driving rhythm, while retaining the character and phrasing of the older Leitrim tradition.
His first solo recording, Sheridan's Guesthouse, appeared in 2006 and was followed in 2010 by Drivin' Leitrim Timber. The latter was warmly received by critics, with The Irish Times highlighting both the fluidity of his playing and the album's celebration of a distinctive regional flute style.
Dave has recorded and performed with musicians associated with some of the most significant groups in Irish traditional music, including Lúnasa, Dervish, Planxty, De Dannan and At the Racket. He has also performed and toured with Téada.
He is a founding member of Garadice, alongside singer Eleanor Shanley, piper Pádraig McGovern and guitarist John McCartin. Teaching is equally central to his career: Dave has spent many years as Head of Music at St Michael's College in Dublin and has taught flute at workshops and summer schools in Ireland and internationally. In June 2026 he was a flute tutor at the Lyon Irish Trad Fête in France.
Dave Sheridan — Flute
Dave Sheridan is a traditional Irish flute player and music educator from County Leitrim, whose playing is particularly associated with the flowing regional flute traditions of the northwest of Ireland. His style has been praised for its fluidity, strong technique and driving rhythm, while retaining the character and phrasing of the older Leitrim tradition.
His first solo recording, Sheridan's Guesthouse, appeared in 2006 and was followed in 2010 by Drivin' Leitrim Timber. The latter was warmly received by critics, with The Irish Times highlighting both the fluidity of his playing and the album's celebration of a distinctive regional flute style.
Dave has recorded and performed with musicians associated with some of the most significant groups in Irish traditional music, including Lúnasa, Dervish, Planxty, De Dannan and At the Racket. He has also performed and toured with Téada.
He is a founding member of Garadice, alongside singer Eleanor Shanley, piper Pádraig McGovern and guitarist John McCartin. Teaching is equally central to his career: Dave has spent many years as Head of Music at St Michael's College in Dublin and has taught flute at workshops and summer schools in Ireland and internationally. In June 2026 he was a flute tutor at the Lyon Irish Trad Fête in France.
